This Article is from the Fall 2005 edition of good idea!, also available here in a fully formatted PDF file.

For churches to thrive in a post-Christian culture, at least two things are needed.
They need clear leadership to help them switch from maintenance mode to understand and focus their calling to mission.
Good pastoral leadership can make the difference. Secondly, many [...]

This Article is from the Fall 2005 edition of good idea!, also available here in a fully formatted PDF file.

 
Connie was born and grew up in Southern Ontario. One parent was Roman Catholic and the other Christian Reformed, and the family settled into the United Church of Canada as a bridge. It was in the United Church that Connie [...]

This Article is from the Fall 2005 edition of good idea!, also available here in a fully formatted PDF file.

Youth ministry is seeing a renewed emphasis in Canada after having fallen off for several generations. The vast majority of young people are no longer involved in parish life after early adolescent years, and where they are present they often [...]